CVE-2026-79812 Authenticated Local Denial-of-Service Vulnerability in the OnGuard Agent of ClearPass Policy Manager
An authenticated local attacker can disrupt the OnGuard agent service in HPE ClearPass Policy Manager, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-79812?
CVE-2026-79812 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM), published on 6 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the OnGuard agent of HPE Networking ClearPass Policy Manager. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated local attacker to interrupt the normal operation of the agent service.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79812?
How do I fix CVE-2026-79812?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-79812 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-79812 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79812 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3ggv-65jm-xp4r.